Upcoming Program Committee Deadline

The deadline to for the following submissions to the APA Program Committee is one week away:

Proposals to organize the following sessions for the 2012 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia

* At-Large Panels
* Committee Panels
* Seminars
* Workshops
* Joint AIA-APA Sessions
* Roundtable Discussion Sessions

** Reports on 2012 sessions for previously chartered

* Organizer-Refereed Panels
* Affiliated Groups

** Applications for New Organizer-Refereed Panels to be held at the 2013 Annual Meeting in Seattle

** Applications for New or Renewed Affiliated Group Charters for the 2013-2017 Annual Meetings.

All of these submissions are due by 5:00 p.m. EDT on March 23, 2011.

To make your submission, first, please read submission instructions on the APA web site:

http://apaclassics.org/index.php/annual_meeting/program_guide

Then, enter the "Members Only" section of the APA web site at

http://apa.press.jhu.edu/cgi-bin/access.cgi

and click on the link below the phrase:

"Submit Proposals and Reports to the APA Program Committee for the 2012 and 2013 Annual Meetings"

If you have any difficulty reaching the "Members Only" page, follow the instructions on this page:

http://apaclassics.org/index.php/annual_meeting/program_guide_details/subission_eligibility_2011-2012/

Slate for APA Elections in 2011

The APA Nominating Committee has submitted the slate of candidates to be elected this Summer. Winners of these elections will take office in January 2012 except for the new members of the Nominating Committee who will take office as soon as votes are counted.

National Latin Teacher Recruitment Week, March 7-11, 2011

The 9th Annual National Latin Teacher Recruitment Week is March 7-11, 2011.

This effort, a cooperative venture of the American Classical League, the American Philological Association, and various regional and state classical organizations, seeks to engage all Classicists at all levels of instruction in the business of insuring that our Latin, Greek, and Classics pre-college classrooms have the teachers they need.

Consider talking with your students about a career teaching at the pre-college level!

For further information, go to promotelatin.org and click on NLTRW at your left.

Ronnie Ancona

APA VP for Education 2010-14

APA Teaching Awards for 2011

The APA Teaching Awards for 2010 have now been announced on the APA website and at the Plenary Session of the Annual Meeting in San Antonio. It is not too early to start thinking about college and pre-college level teachers you would like to nominate for the 2011 APA Teaching Awards.

Guidelines and deadlines from the 2010 competition are available on the APA website for your consultation. You can look for the 2011 materials to be posted later. Please read and share the information about these competitions with your college and secondary school colleagues.

I am delighted to add that the 2011 Awards will be funded at a higher level as a result of the APA's Capital Campaign!

Ronnie Ancona
APA VP for Education 2010-14

New on the APA Web Site

Final Annual Meeting Program

December Job Listings

Citations for Awards to be Presented in San Antonio

Extended Deadline for Online Registration (December 27, 2010, 5:00 p.m. EST)

Information on San Antonio from Local Arrangements Chair Erwin Cook

New on the APA Web Site

Awards to be Presented at the San Antonio Meeting.

Acknowledgments of Annual Giving Contributions in 2010 Fiscal Year and Gateway Campaign Pledges through September 30, 2010. An updated Campaign News page describes a successful fund-raising event in New York City and "Friends" groups honoring revered classics teachers.

APA Office hours during the upcoming holiday period.

Annual Meeting Hotel Reservations

December 20 is the deadline to book hotel rooms at the convention hotels, the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter & Riverwalk Hotels. Book online or call 1-800-266-9432 between 8:00am and 5:30pm CST.

The AIA and APA are financially able to hold the Annual Meeting by reserving a large block of guest rooms within the hotels. In exchange, the hotels offer registrants their lowest possible group rate and provide us with complimentary meeting space. If we are unable to meet our guaranteed minimum number of registered guests, the AIA and APA will have to pay for the unused rooms as well as room rental for the meeting space, which would amount to a severe financial penalty. We request your support by booking within our reserved blocks and appreciate your cooperation.